Measuring the Condition of the World's Poor: The Physical Quality of Life IndexMonograph discussing a new social indicator (physical quality of life indicator) for the measurement of basic needs in poverty areas - studies the concept of social and economic indicators (gross national product) in relation to economic and social development, and examines methodologycal problems, kinds and uses of physical quality of life indicators. Graph, maps, references and statistical tables. |
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... policies that affect infant mortality , life expectancy , and literacy rates . It implies that efficient results cannot be achieved by concentrating on individual components . The best results are achieved by a mix of policies that ...
... policies that affect infant mortality , life expectancy , and literacy rates . It implies that efficient results cannot be achieved by concentrating on individual components . The best results are achieved by a mix of policies that ...
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... policies they recommend and the consequences expected to flow from those policies.180 While there are ways , particularly at the lower levels of performance , to increase literacy and life expectancy and to reduce infant mortality ( if ...
... policies they recommend and the consequences expected to flow from those policies.180 While there are ways , particularly at the lower levels of performance , to increase literacy and life expectancy and to reduce infant mortality ( if ...
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... policies can be established , it may be possible for developing countries to adapt policies to their factor proportions in ways that will generate benefits for their great majorities much more swiftly than they could otherwise.182 The ...
... policies can be established , it may be possible for developing countries to adapt policies to their factor proportions in ways that will generate benefits for their great majorities much more swiftly than they could otherwise.182 The ...
Contents
Their Advantages and Disadvantages | 15 |
Need to Measure Results | 28 |
What Do the Three Indicators Show? | 34 |
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150 Countries achieved Africa Algeria Appendix Asian average annual average per capita calorie capita GNP capita income circa Component Indicators composite index correlation coun death rate deaths per thousand developing countries Disparity Reduction Rate E. A. Wrigley Economic Development economic growth example expectancy at age female PQLI Gabon groups Guinea-Bissau high PQLI historical income distribution increase index numbers India infant mortality infant mortality rate international comparison Kuznets Liberia literacy rates low PQLIS lower Male Female Male PQLIS national income Nutrition Overseas Development Council pattern percent Physical Quality policies poor countries poorest possible poverty PQLI PQLI levels PQLI of 77 PQLI Performance problems purchasing power parity scale societies South Asia specific Sri Lanka strategies suggests Table Taiwan target thousand live births three indicators tion Total U.S. dollars United Nations University Press urban weights welfare well-being World Bank Zambia
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The Newly Industrialising Economies of East Asia Anis Chowdhury,Iyanatul Islam No preview available - 1993 |
The Postwar Evolution of Development Thinking Charles P. Oman,Ganeshan Wignaraja No preview available - 1991 |